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Clarify mailing list instructions, especially for unsubscribing
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mailing-lists.php

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@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ function output_lists_table($mailing_lists): void
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foreach ($mailing_lists as $listinfo) {
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if (!is_array($listinfo)) {
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echo "<tr><th>{$listinfo}</th><th>Moderated</th><th>Archive</th>" .
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"<th>Newsgroup</th><th>Normal</th><th>Digest</th></tr>\n";
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"<th>Newsgroup</th><th>Normal</th><th>Digest</th><th>List name</th></tr>\n";
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} else {
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echo '<tr align="center">';
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echo '<td align="left"><strong>' . $listinfo[1] . '</strong> <small>&lt;<a href="mailto:' . $listinfo[0] . '@lists.php.net">' . $listinfo[0] . '@lists.php.net</a>&gt;</small><br><small>' . $listinfo[2] . '</small></td>';
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echo '<td>' . ($listinfo[6] ? "<a href=\"news://news.php.net/{$listinfo[6]}\">yes</a> <a href=\"http://news.php.net/group.php?group={$listinfo[6]}\">http</a>" : 'n/a') . '</td>';
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echo '<td><input name="maillist" type="radio" value="' . $listinfo[0] . '"></td>';
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echo '<td>' . ($listinfo[5] ? '<input name="maillist" type="radio" value="' . $listinfo[0] . '-digest">' : 'n/a') . '</td>';
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echo '<td><code><small>' . $listinfo[0] . '</small></code></td>';
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echo "</tr>\n";
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}
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}
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<p>
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If you experience trouble subscribing via the form above, you may also
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subscribe by sending an email to the list server.
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To subscribe to any mailing list, send an email to
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<code><em>listname</em>[email protected]</code>
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(substituting the name of the list for <code><em>listname</em></code>
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&mdash; for example, <code>[email protected]</code>).
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subscribe by sending an email to the list server. To subscribe to any
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mailing list, send an email to
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<code><em>listname</em><b>+subscribe</b>@lists.php.net</code> (substituting the
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name of the list for <code><em>listname</em></code>&mdash;for example,
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<a href="mailto:[email protected]"><code>[email protected]</code></a>).
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</p>
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<h2>Mailing list options</h2>
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<p>
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All of the mailing lists hosted at <a
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href="http://lists.php.net/">lists.php.net</a> are managed using the <a
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href="http://mlmmj.org/">mlmmj</a> mailing list software.
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There are a variety of commands you can use to modify your subscription.
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For a full overview, send a message to <code>php-whatever[email protected]</code> (as in,
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<code>[email protected]</code>).</a>
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All the mailing lists hosted at <a href="http://lists.php.net/">lists.php.net</a>
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are managed using the <a href="http://mlmmj.org/">mlmmj</a> mailing list
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software. There are a variety of commands you may use to modify your
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subscription. For a full overview, send a message to
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<code><em>listname</em><b>+help</b>@lists.php.net</code> (as in,
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<a href="mailto:[email protected]"><code>[email protected]</code></a>).
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</p>
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<h3>Subscribing</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>The normal mailing list, where you receive every message seperately:<br/>
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Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>[email protected]</code></li>
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<li>The daily digest list, where you receive an email with every message for a whole day at once:<br/>
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Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>+subscribe<b>-digest</b>@lists.php.net</code></li>
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<li>The no email list, where you receive no emails from the list, but you can still post to it:<br/>
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Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>+subscribe<b>-nomail</b>@lists.php.net</code></li>
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<li>The normal mailing list, where you receive every message separately:<br/>
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Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+subscribe</b>@lists.php.net</code></li>
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<li>The daily digest list, where you receive a daily email with every message for the whole day:<br/>
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Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+subscribe-digest</b>@lists.php.net</code></li>
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<li>The "no email" list, where you receive no emails from the list, but you have permission to post to it:<br/>
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Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+subscribe-nomail</b>@lists.php.net</code></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Unsubscribing</h3>
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<p>
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Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>[email protected]</code>
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To unsubscribe from a mailing list, send an email to
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<code><em>listname</em><b>+unsubscribe</b>@lists.php.net</code>, where
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<em>listname</em> is the name of the list you wish to unsubscribe from.
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For example, to unsubscribe from the <code>php-announce</code> mailing list,
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send an email to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">
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<code>[email protected]</code></a>.
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</p>
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<p>
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Please note, you must send the email from the address you want to unsubscribe.
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</p>
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<h3>Help</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>For a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):<br/>
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Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>[email protected]</code></li>
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<li>To reach an administrator:<br/>
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Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>[email protected]</code></li>
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<li>For mailing list FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions):<br/>
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Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+help</b>@lists.php.net</code></li>
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<li>To reach an administrator:<br/>
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Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+owner</b>@lists.php.net</code></li>
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</ul>
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